XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.privacy   
   From: singularity@blackhole.org   
      
   On 2024-05-30 11:27, Oscar Mayer wrote:   
   > On 30 May 2024 14:40:19 GMT, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >   
   >>> Are you excusing Apple just because Apple got caught doing it?   
   >>   
   >> Every single time you join WiFi you see a list of nearby SSIDs. Are you   
   >> excusing yourself because you "got caught" doing it? Do you have any   
   >> idea how ridiculous you sound?   
   >   
   > You don't know the difference between a unique BSSID & an SSID, do you?   
      
   The fact that he pointed it out as SSID rather than BSSID shows JR knows   
   precisely what the difference is.   
      
   The latter is usually obfuscated from the user as not esp. useful to   
   users.  Though it is in the clear and clearly visible with a deeper look   
   and/or with scanning tools available for pretty much every OS.   
      
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